Mattress sheet

ABSTRACT

A mattress sheet, fitted of flat, or a mattress liner/pad includes two and/or three straps at the corners of the sheet. These straps can be affixed to the sheet/liner/pad during the manufacturing process to be an integral part of the sheet. After the sheet is placed on the mattress, the corner straps connect under the mattress by way of a fastening device, such as a hook and loop fastener on the ends of the straps, securing the two or three straps together. These connected straps then hold the corners of the sheet securely in place so they do not ride up or pop up during use.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisionalapplication No. 61/702,208, filed Sep. 17, 2012, the contents of whichare herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to articles of bedding and, moreparticularly, to a mattress sheet made with two or three straps in thecorners that connect under the mattress, acting as a locking mechanismto hold down the corners of mattress sheets and liners so the cornerswill not pop up during use.

During use, the mattress sheet corners often ride up and pop off themattress. Conventional designs to address this issue include attachmentsto both corners of the sheet that can be difficult to work, especiallyif the user has limited ability to securely grasp and pull on the fittedsheet, such as a user with arthritis, for example.

Conventional garter belt types of devices that are external to the sheetare often difficult to attach. There are also various clip-on devicesthat clip the sheet to the mattress. Again, these items can be difficultto attach and remove.

As can be seen, there is a need for an improved bedding sheet that canbe include a mechanism to prevent the sheet from sliding up from underthe mattress when in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention, an article of bedding forcovering a mattress comprises at least two straps extending from thearticle of bedding, one each of the two straps positioned on each sidestraddling each corner of the article of bedding, where two adjacentstraps straddling a corner define an interconnecting pair of straps; anda fastening mechanism disposed on the straps, wherein the fasteningmechanism connects the interconnecting pair of straps under themattress, preventing a corner of the article of bedding from beinginadvertently lifted off the mattress.

In another aspect of the present invention, an article of beddingcomprises two removably interconnecting straps extending from eachcorner region of the article of bedding, one each of the two strapspositioned on each side straddling each corner of the article ofbedding; and a fastening mechanism disposed on each of the straps,wherein the fastening mechanism connects the removably interconnectingstraps under the mattress, preventing the corner of the article ofbedding from being inadvertently lifted off the mattress.

In a further aspect of the present invention, an article of beddingcomprises two removably interconnecting straps extending from eachcorner region of the article of bedding, one each of the two strapspositioned on each side straddling each corner of the article ofbedding; a middle strap directly extending from each corner of thearticle of bedding, the middle strap forming a loop in an end portionthereof; and a fastening mechanism disposed on each of the straps,wherein the fastening mechanism connects the removably interconnectingstraps through the loop and under the mattress, preventing the corner ofthe article of bedding from being inadvertently lifted off the mattress.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with reference to the followingdrawings, description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of a mattress sheet according to an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the mattress sheet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a pre-applicationconfiguration of the mattress sheet of FIG. 1 on a mattress;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the mattress sheet of FIG. 1being applied to the mattress;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the mattress sheet of FIG. 1fully applied to the mattress;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a mattress sheet according to another exemplaryembodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is a detailed perspective view illustrating application of themattress sheet of FIG. 7 on a mattress.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. Thedescription is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merelyfor the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mattresssheet, fitted of flat, or a mattress liner/pad that includes two and/orthree straps at the corners of the sheet. These straps can be affixed tothe sheet/liner/pad during the manufacturing process to be an integralpart of the sheet. After the sheet is placed on the mattress, the cornerstraps connect under the mattress by way of a fastening device, such asa hook and loop fastener on the ends of the straps, securing the two orthree straps together. These connected straps then hold the corners ofthe sheet securely in place so they do not ride up or pop up during use.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 through 6, a mattress sheet 10 can includestraps 12 along the edge of the mattress sheet 10, on each side of thecorner of the mattress sheet 10. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 6,two straps 12 are disposed at each corner of the mattress sheet 10.

A fastening mechanism 14 can be disposed on each of the straps 12,allowing the straps 12 to be secured to each other. The fasteningmechanism can take various forms, including hook and loop-type fasteners(such as Velcro®), snaps, buttons, buckles or the like.

The mattress sheet 10 can be disposed over a mattress 16. The mattress16 may be further disposed on a box spring 18. The straps 12 can beconnected under the mattress 16, as shown in FIGS. 4 through 6. In thisconfiguration, the mattress sheet 10 cannot come off the mattress 16 atthe corners, as typically occurs with conventional fitted mattresssheets.

Referring now to FIGS. 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the mattress sheetcan include side straps 20, 24 and a middle strap 22, typicallyextending exactly at the corner of the mattress sheet 10. The sidestraps 20, 24, like strap 12, described above, extend from edges of themattress sheet 10, adjacent to the corners thereof.

The middle strap 22 can include a fastening mechanism 14 to permit themiddle strap 22 to form a loop. The side straps 20, 24 can connecttogether under the mattress 16 and the middle strap 22 can loop aboutthe connected side straps 20, 24. As described above, the fasteningmechanism on straps 20, 22, 24 can take various forms, including hookand loop-type fasteners (such as Velcro®), snaps, buttons, buckles orthe like. In some embodiments, the middle strap 22 can have the looppermanently formed therein, and the side straps 20, 24 can threadthrough the loop and connect together.

While the above shows the straps (either double straps 12, or triplestraps 20, 24 and 22) formed integrally with the mattress sheet 10, insome embodiments, the straps could be added onto existing mattresssheets. The straps could be connected to existing mattress sheets via afastener, stitching, or the like.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An article of bedding for covering a mattress,comprising: at least two straps extending from the article of bedding,one each of the two straps positioned on each side straddling eachcorner of the article of bedding, where two adjacent straps straddling acorner define an interconnecting pair of straps; and a fasteningmechanism disposed on the straps, wherein the fastening mechanismconnects the interconnecting pair of straps under the mattress,preventing a corner of the article of bedding from being inadvertentlylifted off the mattress.
 2. The article of bedding of claim 1, whereinthe at least two straps includes two straps straddling each cornerthereof.
 3. The article of bedding of claim 1, further comprising amiddle strap extending directly from each corner thereof.
 4. The articleof bedding of claim 3, wherein the middle strap includes at least onefastener removably forming at least a portion of the middle strap in aloop.
 5. The article of bedding of claim 1, wherein the at least twostraps are integrally formed with the article of bedding.
 6. The articleof bedding of claim 1, wherein the fastening mechanism is a hook andloop fastener.
 7. An article of bedding comprising: two removablyinterconnecting straps extending from each corner region of the articleof bedding, one each of the two straps positioned on each sidestraddling each corner of the article of bedding; and a fasteningmechanism disposed on each of the straps, wherein the fasteningmechanism connects the removably interconnecting straps under themattress, preventing the corner of the article of bedding from beinginadvertently lifted off the mattress.
 8. An article of beddingcomprising: two removably interconnecting straps extending from eachcorner region of the article of bedding, one each of the two strapspositioned on each side straddling each corner of the article ofbedding; a middle strap directly extending from each corner of thearticle of bedding, the middle strap forming a loop in an end portionthereof; and a fastening mechanism disposed on each of the straps,wherein the fastening mechanism connects the removably interconnectingstraps through the loop and under the mattress, preventing the corner ofthe article of bedding from being inadvertently lifted off the mattress.9. The article of bedding of claim 8, wherein the loop is removablyformed in the middle strap.